Mikhail Lermontov Quote

Ever since I lived and entered into action, fate has somehow led me to the climax of other people's dramas...I have always been the essential character of the fifth act.


A Hero of our Time (1840) 'Princess Mary' (translated by Philip Longworth)


Ever since I lived and entered into action, fate has somehow led me to the climax of other people's dramas...I have always been the essential...

Ever since I lived and entered into action, fate has somehow led me to the climax of other people's dramas...I have always been the essential...

Ever since I lived and entered into action, fate has somehow led me to the climax of other people's dramas...I have always been the essential...

Ever since I lived and entered into action, fate has somehow led me to the climax of other people's dramas...I have always been the essential...